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    sear - Dictionary definition and meaning for word sear

    Definition
    (verb) make very hot and dry
    Synonyms : scorch
    Example Sentence
    • The heat scorched the countryside
    Definition
    (verb) become superficially burned
    Synonyms : scorch , singe
    Example Sentence
    • my eyebrows singed when I bent over the flames
    Definition
    (verb) burn slightly and superficially so as to affect color
    Synonyms : blacken , char , scorch
    Example Sentence
    • The cook blackened the chicken breast
    • The fire charred the ceiling above the mantelpiece
    • the flames scorched the ceiling
    Definition
    (verb) cause to wither or parch from exposure to heat
    Synonyms : parch
    Example Sentence
    • The sun parched the earth
    Definition
    (adj) (used especially of vegetation) having lost all moisture
    Example Sentence
    • dried-up grass
    • the desert was edged with sere vegetation
    • shriveled leaves on the unwatered seedlings
    • withered vines
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for sear

SEAR rhymes with TEAR. When you BURN your hand you are in tears.

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sear sounds like shear..we can burn any surface by applying lots of shear force.

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sear gives you a scar

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sear:see+her: in the temple while taking haarathi i saw a gorgeous girl, meanwhile my hand got superficially burned as i was looking at her with out taking off my hand over haarathi flame!!

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SEAR because of FIRE

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try this spoonerism for remembering "sri Hanuman seared down Sri lanka"

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sear --- see(sea) her(r)-- See her,she has covered her face because of burns.

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sear the ear by thinking its a phone receiver... lolll

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